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基本説明
Wukovits skillfully demonstrates how Eizenhower's evolution as a commander, his military doctorine, and his diplomatic skills are of extreme importance in understanding modern warfare.
Full Description
WWII expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare. American general and 34th president of the United States, Eisenhower led the assault on the French coast at Normandy and held together the Allied units through the European campaign that followed. The book reveals Eisenhower's advocacy in the pre-war years of the tank, his friendships with George Patton and Fox Conner, his service in the Philippines with Douglas MacArthur, and his culminating role as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe. Wukovits skillfully demonstrates how Eisenhower's evolution as a commander, his military doctrine, and his diplomatic skills are of extreme importance in understanding modern warfare.
Contents
PART I: PREPARATION AND ROOTS Introduction: 'Eisenhower's in the Area' 'Kansas Isn't the Whole World' PART II: EDUCATION OF AN OFFICER 'I Want to Go Overseas' 'An Incalculable Debt' 'A Brilliant Officer Should Be Promoted' 'I Want People Who Are Prepared to Fight' 'The Unexpected Always Happens' PART III: APPRENTICESHIP FOR COMMAND 'We're Here to Fight' 'We Sit on a Boiling Kettle!!' 'There Must Be a Fine Balance' PART IV: SUPREME COMMANDER 'There Can Be No Thought of Failure' 'The Great Crusade' 'A Jewel of Broad-Mindedness and Wisdom' 'A Soldiers' War' 'The Mission Was Fulfilled' PART V: AFTER THE WAR 'I Like Ike' 'There Is No Indispensable Man'
